Muslim-majority Pakistan on Tuesday adopted a resolution to declare the Hindu festivals Diwali and Holi, and the Christian festival of Easter, as public holidays, in a significant step for the country’s beleagured religious minorities.

Vankwani said the declaration of such holidays was essential for Pakistan’s “good image” abroad, since Muslim holidays, such as Eid and Muharram, are already observed in countries like the United States and South Asian neighbor India.

Pakistan’s treatment of its minorities often makes headlines for the wrong reasons, with the country’s contentious blasphemy law frequently used to disproportionately target them.